Unscramble BRAIDEST and you have 299 words, BRAIDEST itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. BRAIDEST has 4 anagrams here, BARDIEST, RABIDEST, REDBAITS and TRIBADES, scoring 11 like BRAIDEST itself. Among the shorter answers, 13 reach 10 points, SIDEBAR, BRAISED and SEABIRD among them. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from BRAIDEST by length: 5 with 8 letters, 27 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
13 of 27 7-letter words made with BRAIDEST letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. SIDEBAR will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble BRAIDEST, the top score is 9, reached by 27. BREAST, RAISED and TRIBES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words from BRAIDEST, 31 score 8 points, the group's best. BASED, BEARS and BIRDS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with BRAIDEST letters; 20 of them share the top score of 7. BEST, BASE and DEBT are everyday picks.
6 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BRAIDEST tie at 6 points; none scores more. ARE, ITS and ART will look familiar.
Keep every letter of BRAIDEST but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; REDBAITS and TRIBADES (11 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts BRAIDEST, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAIDEST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 299) | 246 | 299 | 236 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
53 of the 299 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BARDIEST, BRAIDEST, RABIDEST, BARDIES, BASTIDE, TABERDS, BARDIE, BESTAD, BIRSED, BRAIDE, BREIDS, TABERD and 41 more. 10 of the 299 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BAES, RABI, BAE, BES, DAS, EDS, ATS, DA, EST and TE.
These 6 words take every letter of BRAIDEST plus a single extra one.